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right of center

[rahyt-uhv-sen-ter] / ˈraɪt əvˈsɛn tər /
ADJECTIVE
conservative
Synonyms
STRONGEST
traditional
STRONG
cautious constant conventional firm moderate old-fashioned stable steady timid unadventurous
WEAK
bourgeois controlled fearful fogyish fuddy-duddy guarded hidebound holding to illiberal inflexible not extreme orthodox sober traditionalistic unchangeable unchanging uncreative undaring unimaginative unprogressive
Antonyms
STRONGEST
incautious
STRONG
changeable inconstant unfixed unstable unsteady untrustworthy wavering
WEAK
exaggerated
ADJECTIVE
right-wing
Synonyms
STRONG
conservative reactionary rightist
WEAK
conventional die-hard hard hat traditionalist ultraconservative/ultra-conservative unprogressive
Antonyms
STRONGEST
left-wing
STRONG
progressive radical
ADJECTIVE
traditionalist
Synonyms
STRONG
Tory bourgeois constant firm fuddy-duddy quiet reactionary right rightist stable steady timid
WEAK
controlled conventional die-hard fearful fogyish guarded hard hat hidebound holding to illiberal in a rut inflexible middle-of-the-road obstinate old guard old-line orthodox right-wing sober traditional traditionalistic unchangeable unchanging uncreative undaring unimaginative unprogressive
Antonyms
STRONG
changeable inconstant unfixed unstable unsteady
ADJECTIVE
traditionalistic
Synonyms
WEAK
bourgeois constant controlled conventional die-hard fearful firm fogyish fuddy-duddy guarded hard hat hidebound holding to illiberal in a rut inflexible middle-of-the-road obstinate old guard old-line orthodox quiet reactionary right-wing rightist sober stable steady traditional traditionalist unchangeable unchanging uncreative undaring unimaginative unprogressive

Example Sentences

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“The whole thing doesn’t pass the smell test,” asserted right-of-center economist Noah Smith in a very lengthy rebuttal.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

Earlier this month, Paramount acquired the Free Press, a right-of-center news site, for $150 million and made its founder, the polemicist Bari Weiss, editor in chief of CBS’s news operations.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 3, 2025

He heads the Democratic Alliance, a grouping with two smaller right-of-center parties formed for the election.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2024

Derek Scissors, a China expert at the right-of-center American Enterprise Institute, said lawmakers instead should be addressing the U.S. dependence on China for animal feed ingredients, including vitamins.

From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2023

Mr. Berlusconi is a billionaire media tycoon and a four-time prime minister whose Forza Italia party is predicted to be a junior member in any right-of-center coalition.

From Washington Times • Sep. 25, 2022